Posts by Marcimama

It has been some time, but wanted to let you all know that she rarely does it any more, but will bring it out again when she seems emotionally upset or around "anniversaries". It has worked to ignore it or treat it matter of factly and...

Kelsey, I am in CO too and I would love to answer questions if you need help. Tiffani is a rockstar and knows a lot too and is really helpful! She helped me avoid some difficulties and to do things right by all involved during our...

Thanks Lauren... that is a good thought. She has continued to NOT hold food!!! Yay!

Oh and she actually hasn't done it in about 3 or 4 days!!! Yay! I am hopeful, but not holding my breath...  

I let her feed herself finger foods, things she can manage on a spoon or fork... etc... I mainly feed her only things like soup, or things that might make a mess. But I DO probably spoon feed her more at this age than any other child...

Love the thought that you are creating a cultural heritage for you child! It is true. I know many people who have aged out of an orphanage who struggle to even greater degrees with identity issues... (We know several.) Most of them feel...

She will be two in January. Last time she as drinking far more milk because she was only 10 months old when she came into our family... And by about one year she had almost stopped doing it. Mainly I would just offer her milk and call...

Basically, not sure how to parent or help our little one who has started up holding food I her mouth again. She did this one coming in to our care, and one and off for several months afterward, at about age one. Now she started again,...

Oh (parental vaxes) ... We traveled to an area known for  deadly diseases... we only vaxed for Yellow Fever and took malaria meds while there... but some people don't even do that, depending on like a pregnancy or something......

We have a similar situation, homeschool, delayed limited vaxing, bigger home, but you have to remember that people in 900 sqf apartments adopt... some social workers might say no based on their personal judgment, but honestly, as long...